Montas Traded to Brewers

[LiferJim]

Rooting for Frankie. He was a good teammate, helped Greene and Lodolo grow and was a class act as a Red. I hope he pitches well enough to get a good contract next season, but the Brewers still get knocked out in the first round.

I liked Frankie too in every interview I saw. I still think he is going to continue fading this year. I hope he pitches well next year and hopefully it’s with another club besides the Brewers.

Now through 4 he has given up 3 runs.


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[757690]

Wiemer called up today as Benson hits the paternity list.

[Rdirtypirates]

I liked Frankie too in every interview I saw. I still think he is going to continue fading this year. I hope he pitches well next year and hopefully it’s with another club besides the Brewers.

Now through 4 he has given up 3 runs.


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I was a huge fan of the signing, seems like his impact was more helping the pitchers than actually pitching. Good luck to him next year.

[757690]

Some notes on Wiemer from the Inquirer:

When Wiemer was in the big leagues in April and May, he had a new setup. His hands started out over the plate, and he had his arms fully extended forward. It didn't work, and Wiemer hit .154 in 19 big league games this year.

Then during the summer, when Wiemer was in Triple-A, he modified his stance again. In July, he hit .333 with a 1.011 on-base-plus-slugging percentage (OPS) for the Nashville Sounds.

”I carried some adjustments into the beginning of the season, but I think I overdid it,” Wiemer said. “I was taking away from some of my athleticism and wasn’t getting the results I wanted. I shifted back to not exactly what I was doing, but a nice little blend. That’s been going well, and I’m trying to keep that rolling.”

Now, Wiemer uses a more controlled toe tap as well as more hand movement than he used at the beginning of the season.

Wiemer was also injured much of this season, one reason why he’s not been in the bigs.

Wiemer had to wait to put those adjustments into place. This was the first season where he spent any time on the injured list. He spent two weeks in May on the big league injured list with left knee discomfort, and he missed time in June with a groin injury.

[757690]

At the time of the trade, many analysts wondered why the Brewers made the trade, since many felt that Junis would be just a productive as Montas the rest of this season. Turns out they were wrong. Junis has actually been far more productive than Montas after the trade.

Junis as a Red: 2.75 ERA, 2.97 FIP, 1.1 bWAR
Montas as a Brewer: 4.56 ERA, 4.20 FIP, -0,1 bWAR